Posted by Joyce on November 13, 19101 at 05:30:01:
In Reply to: Re: Arian heresy posted by Mira on October 08, 19100 at 13:37:16:
Christ saves humanity by giving us instruction on how to act and behave, by following the commadments. He was Human and it's his humanity and submisstion the the Will of God, as a Prophet, that saves us.
See Matt 5:20 for one example of how he saves us: "For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven." and also Matt 19:17: "And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments."
Christ does not save us through vicarious attonement, which all Christians would have you believe.
God is Just, and justice requires that nobody should be punished for the sins of others, nor should some people be saved by punishing other people. Doesn’t the claim that God sacrificed Jesus to save us because He was Just, contradict the definition of justice?
During your theological study, I invite you to learn all you can about Islam.
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